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SUBMITTER: Sarkar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066133 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sarkar Susovan S Dagar Shikha S Verma Ajay A Rajamani Sudha S
Scientific reports 20200311 1
Protocellular membranes are thought to be composed of mixtures of single chain amphiphiles, such as fatty acids and their derivatives, moieties that would have been part of the complex prebiotic chemical landscape. The composition and physico-chemical properties of these prebiological membranes would have been significantly affected and regulated by their environment. In this study, pertinent properties were systematically characterized, under early Earth conditions. Two different fatty acids we ...[more]